Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher make predictions for Liverpool v Manchester City clash | 8894B19 | 2024-03-11 16:08:01
Gary Neville has backed Manchester City to earn a 2-1 victory over their title rivals Liverpool and predicts an in-form Phil Foden will score the winner at Anfield.
Metropolis, final yr's treble winners, discover themselves two points adrift of top-of-the-table Arsenal in third, though have a recreation in hand over Mikel Arteta's Gunners – who survived a scare to beat Brentford earlier this weekend.
An injury-hit Liverpool, meanwhile, sit second and would go two factors clear on the prime should they beat Pep Guardiola's reigning champions, with Jurgen Klopp's men chasing a historic quadruple this season.
The points were shared in the reverse fixture between the two heavyweight teams back in November, with Trent Alexander-Arnold cancelling out Erling Haaland's opener at the Etihad, however Sky Sports pundits Neville and Carragher each anticipate a end result on Merseyside.
'I'm gonna go 2-1 to Metropolis,' former Manchester United right-back Neville advised Liverpool's official X account when asked for a rating prediction.
'One factor I do hope is there's a winner. I don't need a draw, I'm not into those draws in these massive video games.
'I've received a sense as we speak that Phil Foden will score the winner.'
Neville – a Purple Satan by way of and through – hopes to see United's two bitter rivals to lose out to Arsenal in this season's intriguing title race, though recommended Liverpool on their 'unbelievable' marketing campaign.
'I would like Arsenal to win the league out of the three teams, by the best way. I definitely don't want Liverpool or Metropolis to win it,' the ex-England defender added.
'I truly do assume Manchester City are going to win as we speak and that's not born out of any anti-Liverpool, Gary Neville is a Pink and all that type of stuff… I simply really feel in the present day that this could possibly be one step too far for Liverpool.
'They've been unbelievable this season to stay in the title race.'
Carragher, in the meantime, backed Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah to get on the scoresheet in a Liverpool victory over the defending champions.
'I'm gonna go 2-1 Liverpool,' the previous Liverpool centre-back stated.
'I don't see any group maintaining a clear sheet and there is no approach the facility of Anfield gained't suck the ball in.
'Darwin Nunez is going to attain first. I'll go Darwin Nunez with the first one, Metropolis to make it 1-1 and the Egyptian King [Mohamed Salah] to score the winner.'
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